Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Midnight Syndicate has announced that their eighteenth
album will have a Christmas and Winter Solstice theme. “I think there's a
rule that after a band's been around for ‘x’ years they are required to produce
a Christmas album. So, that's how we got here,” joked Edward Douglas. “In
all seriousness though, a Yuletide-themed Midnight Syndicate album is something
our fans have been asking us for since we began; this album will not disappoint
them.”

“I
will say that this album has been particularly challenging because we're taking
songs that are SO familiar and that have been treated in so many different ways
throughout the years and trying to make them uniquely our own,” added Gavin
Goszka. “We don't want to make yet another Christmas album - we
really want it to stand on its own as something truly original. We hope that it
will evoke the spirit of the Yuletide season while also reflecting our ongoing
musical style and vision.”

Content-wise,
the album will be a mix of new material and twists on classics. “I'd describe
most of the covers on the album as being reinvented, rather than simply
adapted,” said Goszka. “I've found myself approaching this material with a very
wide palette and a limited sense of allegiance to convention. That being said,
it still has to make sense in some way and stay grounded in the familiar. I
think we're stretching our creative wings more than ever here, but there's still
a consistency and overall purpose to it.” “The original songs have been a
lot of fun to work on,” added Douglas. “I think the fans are in for a lot of
pleasant surprises.”

Fans
will not have to wait until Christmas for this present. Midnight Syndicate
will be exhibiting at DragonCon in Atlanta this year on Labor Day weekend
(September 4-7) and plans to have the CD available at the show.

Midnight
Syndicate Live! update:
In October of 2014, Midnight Syndicate Live! debuted at Cedar
Point’s HalloWeekends event. From the audience response to the
critical reception to record-breaking attendance numbers, the show was an
overwhelming success. Although the band will be using 2015 to focus on
the new album, plans for a return of Midnight Syndicate Live! in 2016 are
already underway. “The success of the inaugural run of Midnight
Syndicate Live! has
ensured that live Midnight Syndicate shows will be a permanent part of our
plans going forward,” said Douglas.